Louis Althusser

Summary

Louis Althusser is a human^[1]. He was born in Bir Mourad Rais^[2]. He was born on October 16, 1918^[3]. He died in Paris^[4]. He died on October 22, 1990^[5]. He worked as a philosopher^[6], politician^[7], university teacher^[8], and editor^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (837 views/month, #6,586 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Bir Mourad Rais^[2], Louis Althusser…
• Louis Althusser died in Paris^[4].
• Louis Althusser died in La Verrière^[11].
• Louis Althusser was born on October 16, 1918^[3].
• Louis Althusser died on October 22, 1990^[5].
• Burial took place at Cimetière de Viroflay^[12].
• Among Louis Althusser's spouses was Hélène Rytmann^[13].
• Louis Althusser held citizenship in France^[14].
• French was Louis Althusser's native language^[15].
• Louis Althusser's professions included philosopher^[6].
• Louis Althusser worked as a politician^[7].
• Louis Althusser's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Louis Althusser worked as an editor^[9].
• Louis Althusser's field of work was political philosophy^[16].
• Louis Althusser's field of work was epistemology^[17].
• Louis Althusser's field of work was metaphysics^[18].
• Louis Althusser's field of work was philosophy of science^[19].
• Louis Althusser was employed by École Normale Supérieure^[20].
• Louis Althusser was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[21].
• Louis Althusser was educated at lycée du Parc^[22].
• A notable student of Louis Althusser was Michel Foucault^[23].
• A notable student of Louis Althusser was Bernard-Henri Lévy^[24].
• A notable student of Louis Althusser was Marta Harnecker^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Louis Althusser is For Marx^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Louis Althusser is Reading Capital (work level)^[27].

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Origins and Family

Louis Althusser was born in Bir Mourad Rais^[2]. He was born on October 16, 1918^[3]. French was his native language^[15].

Education

Educated at École Normale Supérieure^[21], a école normale supérieure^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1794^[30], headquartered in Paris^[31] and lycée du Parc^[22], an architectural structure^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1914^[34]. Studied under Jean Guitton^[35] and Jean Hyppolite^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[6], politician^[7], university teacher^[8], and editor^[9]. Fields of work include political philosophy^[16], a branch of philosophy^[37]; epistemology^[17], a branch of philosophy^[38]; metaphysics^[18], a branch of philosophy^[39]; and philosophy of science^[19], a branch of philosophy^[40]. Among Louis Althusser's employers was École Normale Supérieure^[20]. Notable students include Michel Foucault^[23], Bernard-Henri Lévy^[24], and Marta Harnecker^[25]. He supervised Mileva Filipović as a doctoral student^[41].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include For Marx^[26], Reading Capital (work level)^[27], Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (work level)^[42], and Philosophy and the Spontaneous Philosophy of the Scientists (work level)^[43].

Personal Life

Among Louis Althusser's spouses was Hélène Rytmann^[13]. He was affiliated with the French Communist Party^[44].

Death and Burial

Louis Althusser died on October 22, 1990^[5]. Recorded place of death include Paris^[4], a commune of France^[45], in France^[46], founded in -0300^[47] and La Verrière^[11], a commune of France^[48], in France^[49]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[50]. Burial took place at Cimetière de Viroflay^[12].

Why It Matters

Louis Althusser ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (837 views/month, #6,586 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

He has been cited as an influence by Michel Foucault^[53], an anthropologist^[54], 1926–1984^[55], of France^[56], specialised in philosophy^[57]; Slavoj Žižek^[58], a philosopher^[59], b. 1949^[60], of Slovenia^[61], awarded the Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia^[62], specialised in ideology^[63]; Gilles Deleuze^[64], a philosopher^[65], 1925–1995^[66], of France^[67], specialised in philosophy^[68]; Jacques Derrida^[69], a philosopher^[70], 1930–2004^[71], of France^[72], awarded the Theodor W. Adorno Award^[73], specialised in philosophy of language^[74]; Fredric Jameson^[75], an essayist^[76], 1934–2024^[77], of United States^[78], awarded the Holberg International Memorial Prize^[79], specialised in literary criticism^[80]; and Alain Badiou^[81], a philosopher^[82], b. 1937^[83], of France^[84], specialised in set theory^[85].

Works attributed to him include Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (work level)^[86], Reading Capital (work level)^[87], and For Marx^[88].

His notable doctoral advisees include Mileva Filipović^[89].

FAQs

Where was Louis Althusser born?

Louis Althusser was born in Bir Mourad Rais^[2].

Where did Louis Althusser die?

Louis Althusser passed away in Paris^[4].

Who was Louis Althusser married to?

Louis Althusser's spouses include Hélène Rytmann^[13].

What did Louis Althusser do for work?

Louis Althusser worked as philosopher^[6], politician^[7], university teacher^[8], and editor^[9].

Where did Louis Althusser go to school?

Louis Althusser was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[21] and lycée du Parc^[22].

Who did Louis Althusser influence?

Louis Althusser has been cited as an influence by Michel Foucault^[53], Slavoj Žižek^[58], Gilles Deleuze^[64], and Jacques Derrida^[69].